Monday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks

Gap, Herbalife and Ford Motor among top tickers trending

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PolyaLesova

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Here are some of the stocks that made notable moves in Monday trading:

Gainers

J.C. Penney Co.
JCP, -0.24%
gained 1.4%, with the retailer’s shares getting a lift following a bullish note by Oppenheimer & Co. analysts. “We are increasingly optimistic that the more price-promotional stance that J.C. Penney is now assuming will allow the chain to make the most of a challenging holiday selling season and position it well to re-accelerate its aggressive turnaround strategy in 2013,” the analysts wrote in a report.

Decliners

Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc.
ALXA, -3.77%
shares declined nearly 14%. The drug company said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration approved Adasuve, its schizophrenia and bipolar disorder treatment. The company’s shares have dropped nearly 40% in the year to date.

Outlook: the euro-zone crisis in 2013

(5:22)

A default by Greece remains a risk, while Italy and Spain could pose problems as well for European leaders.

Top tickers trending

$F Ford Motor Co.
F, -1.79%
shares rallied 4.6%, making the car company the top gainer in the S&P 500 index
SPX, -0.23%

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$HLF Herbalife Ltd.
HLF, -1.14%
remained in the spotlight after hedge-fund manger Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management last week revealed he had taken a huge short position in the stock. Ackman accused the direct seller of nutrition products of being a pyramid scheme.

Herbalife said Monday it will hold a meeting with analysts and investors on Jan. 10 rather than Jan. 7 as previously announced. The company also said it has yet to utilize the $950 million remaining on its existing $1 billion share repurchase authorization. Herbalife now expects to exceed its previously announced quarterly guidance of $50 million of the repurchase authorization in upcoming quarters.

$APA Apache Corp.
APA, -1.33%
announced on Monday a joint venture with Chevron Corp.
CVX, -4.89%
to build and operate the Kitimat liquefied-natural-gas project and develop shale-gas resources at the Liard and Horn River basins in British Columbia.

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